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headdress

Noun

Meaning

A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire.

A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A clarified reproduction of one of the rock paintings showing a kangaroo on the left, a human with a large headdress on the right and a human figure with a kangaroo head in between them. Source: Internet

Also known as Princess Ukok, the mummy was dressed in finely detailed clothing and wore an elaborate headdress and jewelry. Source: Internet

A separate relief on one of the bases of the Osirid pillars with an accompanying hieroglyphic text clearly identifying the person depicted as a captive Peleset chief is of a bearded man without headdress. Source: Internet

In Shaka's day, warriors often wore elaborate plumes and cow tail regalia in battle, but by the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, many warriors wore only a loin cloth and a minimal form of headdress. Source: Internet

Clothing and Beadwork Painting of Holds The Enemy, a Crow warrior with split horn headdress and beaded wool leggings by E.A Burbank Hó-ra-tó-a, a Crow warrior with headdress, bison robe, and hair reaching the ground. Source: Internet

For example, their guardhairs are used in the creation of the Native American "porky roach" headdress. Source: Internet

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